to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
curious; strange; unusual
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
going to and fro; back and forth
floor above; floor upstairs
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
a long time ago; in those days
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
will not do; do not; does not
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
older sister; elder sister
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
restricted; confined; unfree
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
arrest; apprehension; capture
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to have meaning; to be meaningful
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
without trouble; easily; readily